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Anna Nicole Update; Comeback Kings of Hollywood
Aired March 09, 2007 - 19:00 ET
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BROOKE ANDERSON, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT ANCHOR: Stunning new developments in the Anna Nicole Smith case. One of her doctors under investigation.
And Katie Holmes is out of the new Batman movie, but who`s in? I`m Brooke Anderson in Hollywood. TV`s most provocative entertainment news show starts right now.
On SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, Rosie O`Donnell`s depression confession. Rosie reveals the shocking event that turned her life upside down and why she now hangs upside down every day.
Tonight, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT with Rosie`s straight talk about her painful struggle with depression and why she is not alone.
Tonight, romance and controversy on the set. Anne Heche`s shocking revelation that she and her TV co-star are now a couple after she left her husband.
Tonight, from Brad and Angelina to Ben and Jen, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT with a revealing and steamy look at why stars just can`t seem to keep their hands off each other at work.
Hi there. I`m Brooke Anderson in Hollywood. A.J. Hammer has the night off. Tonight it`s the depression confession that has millions of people saying, yes, I know what that`s like. Millions watched today as Rosie O`Donnell aired her startling revelation that she`s been suffering from depression for years and that she even hangs upside down every day to treat it. Somebody who knows all about making public confessions about private problems is Danny Bonaduce, who bared all in his reality show, "Breaking Bonaduce." We`ll be going at it with Danny in just a few minutes.
But first tonight, what Rosie said, why she said it and why everybody`s talking about it.
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ROSIE O`DONNELL, "THE VIEW": I suffer from depression.
ANDERSON (voice-over): It is the gripping, surprising Rosie depression confession that has everyone talking.
O`DONNELL: I could not stop crying. I stayed in my room, and the lights were off.
ANDERSON: For the first time, Rosie O`Donnell is sharing her personal, emotional stories.
O`DONNELL: I couldn`t get out of bed.
ANDERSON: And like so many people, Rosie reveals her depression kicked in after a traumatic event.
O`DONNELL: Columbine happened. And like you, I could not stop crying. I knew it wasn`t happening to me and those weren`t my children, but it felt as if it was.
DR. JUDY KURIANSKY, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST: For millions of people it was what we call a trigger event. For Rosie it was Columbine.
ANDERSON: "The View" seemed to turn into a depression confessional. Rosie`s good friend, soap star Linda Dano, opened up about how the deaths of her husband and mother changed her life forever.
LINDA DANO, SOAP OPERA STAR: I know I have it now, and I`ll tell you why. I used to cry constantly. I got up in the morning, the eyes would open and I`d cry. I`d go to bed at night and cry myself to sleep.
ANDERSON: And like so many others, Linda Dano says she was the last person anyone would have suspected was in the paralyzing grip of depression.
DANO: When you see me, and these kids know me, but you don`t see the word depression and compare it to Linda Dano. I`m one of those happy, goofy people.
ANDERSON: Clinical psychologist Dr. Judy Kuriansky tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT that it`s not uncommon for people to hide symptoms of depression.
KURIANSKY: Rosie is another good example of depression, in the sense that some people cover their depression, especially celebrities, with humor. Her humor is very acerbic and can be biting. So that covers some of her pain.
O`DONNELL: For ten years my psychologist said I think you`re depressed. I said, no, I`m not. You don`t know me. I can do it, I`m funny.
ANDERSON: Rosie says when depression turned her life upside down, she turned to her doctors who gave her medication.
O`DONNELL: It saved my life. For some people, it is the difference between life and death.
ANDERSON: SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you that Rosie is not the only celebrity to speak openly about their mental illness.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I find it interesting you would say that.
ANDERSON: From Sopranos star Lorraine Bracco (ph) to Clay Aiken to Ashley Judd, Hollywood is talking about mental health issues like never before.
LORRAINE BRACCO, "THE SOPRANOS": I felt that I was constantly in a fighting mode. I mean, I was constantly putting out fires.
ANDERSON: Clay Aiken opened up about his sometimes paralyzing struggle with anxiety and got support from Rosie O`Donnell herself when he appeared on "The View" back in September.
O`DONNELL: You have to realize, if the car runs out of oil, the engine is going to cease. So you need to get the oil in there to get things moving. So, you know, you never have to apologize for that.
ANDERSON: Actress Ashley Judd tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT she was approached about getting help for her depression and anxiety while at a treatment center visiting her sister, country singer Wynonna Judd, who was being treated for food addiction.
ASHLEY JUDD, ACTRESS: I call it the curse of the competent woman. I can get a lot done between when I get out of bed and when I go to bed. But what I realize now is that that human doing is not where my happiness comes from. It`s the quality of my human being. And that`s what my program of recovery has given me.
ANDERSON: Rosie says her recovery and treatment includes hanging upside down every day, something that`s known as inversion therapy.
O`DONNELL: Looks scary, but it`s not. It really does help.
KURIANSKY: Hanging upside down, I`m not so sure about that. That`s a little out there. Obviously, drugs do a stronger, more effective and immediate job.
ANDERSON: Brooke Shields tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT drugs, anti- depressants specifically, helped her through postpartum depression, an experience she went public with in her book "Down Came The Rain."
BROOKE SHIELDS, ACTRESS: I wrote a book about it and as well as the postpartum depression. I felt the need to at least just not stand on any kind of a soap box but just say, hey, listen, this is my story. If there`s anything in this that you find familiar, you might find this a good place to start in feeling not alone.
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ANDERSON: And joining me right here now in Hollywood, someone who is no stranger to telling his own life story, including all the ups and downs in his reality show, "Breaking Bonaduce," Danny Bonaduce. Danny, thanks for being here.
DANNY BONADUCE, ACTOR: My pleasure. Thank you for having me.
ANDERSON: I say that about you because you were one of the few celebrities Danny, out there, who never really glossed over any of your problems. So what do you think about what Rosie did, about publicly airing all of her personal pain? Do you think it`s a good thing?
BONADUCE: Well, yes and no. There`s something that the American people, I think, forget or never knew in the first place that most -- and I won`t paint it with too broad of a brush, but most celebrities are stupid. And I mean that because by the time they`ve actually become a celebrity, it`s because they failed to learn any other trade. They`re not the brightest people in the world.
I`m not kidding. And what happens is they forget they`re stupid. And because millions of people are willing to listen to them, all of a sudden they believe they actually have something to say. A fine example of this would be Tom Cruise recently said if Anna Nicole Smith were a practicing Scientologist, she`d be alive today.
Well that may in fact -- that may in fact be true, but the fact of what he didn`t say was, if she was a practicing Catholic, Jew, Muslim or Buddhist, she`d be alive today. I don`t know a major religion in the world that endorses drug abuse.
ANDERSON: Religion aside, let`s talk about Rosie and what she did today. Don`t you think it was courageous, her talking publicly about her pain, don`t you think that could help maybe people out there struggling with these same issues, even if it helps one person, don`t you think that was a positive thing?
BONADUCE: If it helps one person. But you know, it`s a double edged sword. In the last three days, I believe I`m aware of three circumstances where somebody went into his old office building and shot his co-workers. And if there`s anybody out there feeling right on the edge and they`re just divided between going to se a physician or hanging from a trapeze, because Rosie O`Donnell does it, I got to lean towards the doctor.
So I`m not sure how many people she saved and how many people she`s got swinging from this trapeze.
ANDERSON: Well, she calls it inversion therapy. That`s what it`s called. And, you know, if its effective for Rosie, why not? But on your show, you were very open about your addiction. You were seen with your therapist. Did your therapist ever tell you -- I`m curious about this -- that yes, you should talk about your addictions publicly, because it might be a helpful way to deal with it?
BONADUCE: Actually, my wife is the one who told me that. And to be honest with you, I don`t know that it helped me, but I have had people come up to me on the street and say it did help them. So for that, I will give Rosie some credit. But I think telling the American public to deal with a medical issue by using some sort of harness is dangerous. I think there`s a reason -- and this might be therapeutic on Rosie`s part. Don`t forget this is a woman who just called "American Idol" racist and then weightiest.
Because I believe it was Frenchie who took scandalous pictures and was kicked off "American Idol." Antonella was not kicked off. So first she called them racist and then she called them weightist. Has anybody looked at Randy Jackson lately? He sits right next to Paula Abdul, who if not intoxicated, has developed a rather serious speech impediment. And she sits next to an angry foreigner.
The show could not be less racist. It`s the rainbow coalition.
ANDERSON: Well, you`re right, Rosie never holds back about her thoughts about her feelings. To be fair, Danny, they did talk about the inversion therapy. But they also talked about other sorts of treatments. I want to ask you this. They say stars, they`re just like us. Do you think celebrities struggle with different addictions, different illnesses because of the nature of the business possibly? Because of the pressures?
BONADUCE: No, I would not say that there is a larger percentage of celebrities addicted to any particular substance or depressed than the percentage of the American public. When I went to - and I`ve said this before. When I went to rehab, I was the only ex-child star there. But there were nine dentists.
And nobody asked them if they thought that the hardships of being a dentist is what drove them to drink. This is a highly overrated problem that I think some celebrities do it for the attention. And I think Rosie, I think she came out -- that`s very nice that she`s now willing to come out and be open with the American public after lying to us for seven years.
ANDERSON: Well, you and your wife Gretchen, speaking about being open, you`ve been very honest about your marital problems as well. You know, a lot of people watching what you`ve revealed probably struggling with the same problems. But do you ever look back on things you`ve said, Danny, things you`ve done publicly and said, oh boy, what was I thinking? Why did I tell them that? Any regrets?
BONADUCUE: I don`t have any regrets about anything I`ve said or done for the most part. And the only thing -- and it came up in the show because my wife was willing to discuss it. The only regret I have in my whole life is that I hurt my wife`s feelings. Aside from that, I`ve lived my life for good or for bad. I`ve lived it exactly by my rules.
ANDERSON: Very good. And we`re glad, as always, to see you doing well. Despite our differing opinions on what Rosie said and did, I always appreciate your honesty. Thanks so much for joining us.
BONADUCE: Always a pleasure to be here.
ANDERSON: Coming up on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, stunning new developments in the Anna Nicole Smith case. The latest on the investigation, and why Anna`s doctor is under investigation himself. That`s at 31 minutes past the hour.
Also this --
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: When there are sex scenes in the film, you could almost expect that something is going to happen.
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ANDERSON: Love is in the air and on the set. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT looks into why stars can`t seem to keep their hands off each other at work, still ahead.
And Katie Holmes is out of the new Batman movie. So who is replacing her? The SHOWBIZ TONIGHT Truth Squad is on the case, next.
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ANDERSON: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, TV`s most provocative entertainment show. I`m Brooke Anderson in Hollywood. A.J. Hammer has the night off. It`s the shocking Hollywood romance that raised eyebrows, heating up on screen and then on set. This all happened on the set of ABC`s "Men in Trees."
Anne Heche plays a jilted New Yorker who moves to Alaska to find out it`s filled with single men. Now, Heche admits she and her co-star James Tupper were having a thing when the cameras stopped rolling. The two insist their romance didn`t break up their respective marriages. Tupper split from his wife, Kate, last year, just as the series was taking off.
Heche`s husband filed for divorce a couple of months ago. Tupper tells "People Magazine," quote, the line was never crossed. He goes on to say he and Heche really trusted each other almost right from the beginning and leaned on each other as their respective marriages were coming to an end. But does Tupper, who says he`d love to have children one day, see himself settling down with Heche? Not so fast.
I`m not ready to rush into marriage, he says, but I`ve never met anyone like her. There`s something really comforting when you can truly connect with someone and be understood. Isn`t that what we all want?
This Anne Heche story got us thinking about love on the set. Why is it that so many celebrities mix business with pleasure? Why does filming a movie mean falling in love? SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s A.J. Hammer has this SPECIAL REPORT on why co-stars just can`t keep their hands off each other.
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HAMMER (voice-over): From Ben and Jen, to Vince and Jen, to Brad and Angelina, the on-set romance is a time-honored Hollywood tradition. And SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is here to tell you, that tradition is alive and well.
KURIANSKY: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are the poster couple for falling in love on set.
BRAD PITT, ACTOR: Come on, honey. Come to daddy.
HAMMER: You could almost see the sparks fly when Brad and Angelina co-starred as husband and wife in "Mr. & Mrs. Smith."
KURIANSKY: When there are sex scenes in the films, you could almost expect that some thing is going to happen. People want to see the chemistry on the screen.
HAMMER: And people did. That movie sent the rumor mill spinning -- especially since Brad was still married to Jennifer Aniston when he shot those steamy scenes with Angie.
KURIANSKY: But Brad Pitt falling for Angelina Jolie was not just about being on set and being lovers. She was also his ticket to doing something important in the world. The fact that she`s a U.N. ambassador and traveling all over the place -- he wanted to do that. So there was a bigger package for him.
HAMMER: Angelina`s not the only actress who mixes business with pleasure. Jennifer Garner met her first husband, Scott Foley, on the set of "Felicity." Then came boyfriend and "Alias" co-star Michael Vartan. And then came Ben Affleck, who she met when they co-starred in "Daredevil."
JENNIFER GARNER, ACTRESS: Nice to meet you.
HAMMER: Now Ben and Jen are married, with a kid.
KURIANSKY: There are so many elements that add to the possibility of falling in love on the set. Indeed, you`re isolated; you`re spending an enormous amount of time with one another and you`re separated from your own home life.
HAMMER: Before that Ben and Jen, there was this Ben and Jen. Jennifer Lopez and Ben fell for each other on the set of "Gigli." That movie flopped, and eventually so did the romance.
JENNIFER LOPEZ, ENTERTAINER: You`re not my type. Good night.
KURIANSKY: The bubble that`s created on set when you`re in that romance can certainly burst and be over when you go back to your own lives, and when you`re distracted or when you`re on the next movie set.
HAMMER: Maybe that`s what happened to Julia Roberts, who hooked up with a long list of leading men, including Liam Neeson, Dylan McDermott, Kiefer Sutherland, Lyle Lovett and Matthew Perry.
She`s now married to cameraman Danny Moder. And get this: she met him -- where else? -- on the set of "The Mexican."
With all this canoodling between co-stars, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you, there is a way to keep famous relationships safe.
KURIANSKY: One way is to have a life that is away from Hollywood. So you have someone like Julia Roberts who`s now living in another state, happily married to Danny Moder, raising her kids.
Goldie Hawn has that, too. She has a house in Utah.
HAMMER: Speaking of Goldie Hawn, guess where she met Kurt Russell, who`s she been with for 24 years? On the set of their 1982 movie "Swing Shift."
Goldie`s daughter Kate Hudson may have learned a thing or two from mom. "People" magazine reports Kate, who`s split from Chris Robinson, is quietly stepping out with her "You, Me and Dupree" co-star Owen Wilson, although the two deny a relationship.
KURIANSKY: In the long run, if somebody is going to fall for their co-star, and leave you for somebody else, you need to just say, `You know what? There was nothing that I could to stop that from happening.`
HAMMER: And as SHOWBIZ TONIGHT has shown you, it is something that happens plenty in Hollywood.
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ANDERSON: Love on the set may be one reason why spouses visit the set pretty often to make sure everybody`s behaving, right?
Well there will be no love on the set for Katie Holmes in the new Batman movie. She has dropped out of the dark knight, but who`s taking her place? We`ve got the answer coming up next. Also this --
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Alec Baldwin`s divorce and custody battle were so nasty and so expensive, one million dollars he spent fighting that case, it overshadowed his career.
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ANDERSON: From down and out to up and at `em. These guys` careers were going nowhere fast, but just look at them now. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT with the amazing stories of Hollywood`s comeback kings, coming up.
And stunning new developments in the Anna Nicole Smith case. We`ll have the latest twists and turns in the investigation, and why Anna`s doctor is under investigation himself, still ahead.
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ANDERSON: Time now to call in the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT Truth Squad, where our crack team of celebrity investigators sets the record straight on Hollywood`s biggest mysteries. Tonight, we`re opening the case file on Batman and his leading lady. Katie Holmes played Rachel Dawes in "Batman Begins," but dropped out of the upcoming movie in the series, "The Dark Knight."
And there have been reports that Maggie Gyllenhaal was in talks to take over the role. So is it true? Yes, it is indeed. Maggie`s people tell the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT Truth Squad that it`s a done deal. She will star opposite Christian Bale in "The Dark Knight." The studio is shooting for a summer 2008 release.
Snow White is no longer the only game in town. For the first time, Disney is making an animated fairy tale featuring a black princess. Her name is Maddy. Here she is and she is the star of the upcoming movie "The Frog Princess." It`s being called an American fairy tale, set in New Orleans. And it will use the good old fashioned hand-drawn animation, not computers. "The Frog Princess" is set for release in 2009.
Coming up on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, stunning new developments in the Anna Nicole Smith case. The latest on the investigation, and why Anna`s doctor is under investigation himself. That`s at 31 minutes past the hour.
Plus, starting over in love. We`re taking a look at the stars who had broken hearts but are now making it work in new relationships.
We`ll also have this.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Alec Baldwin`s divorce and custody battle were so nasty and so expensive, one million dollars he spent fighting that case, it overshadowed his career.
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ANDERSON: From down and out to up and at `em. These guys` careers were going nowhere fast, but just look at them now. Their amazing stories straight ahead.
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ANDERSON: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. It is 30 minutes past the hour. I`m Brooke Anderson in Hollywood. You are watching TV`s most provocative entertainment news show.
All right. Well, at one point, their careers went down the drain. They disappeared. But now they are back. We`re calling them the "Comeback Kings of Hollywood," and we will have them for you straight ahead in just minutes.
Also, as part of SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s continuing coverage of stars who make their relationships work, we`re going to focus on celebrities who survived heartache, who bounced back and started over with a fresh start, with new relationships, and lessons that we can learn from them. That`s straight ahead.
But first tonight, the never-ending strange and unexpected turns in the investigation into Anna Nicole Smith`s death continue. Today, a new shocker involving the doctor who was prescribing methadone to Anna Nicole while she was pregnant.
His name is Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, and today the Medical Board of California confirmed that Dr. Kapoor is under investigation in connection with the Smith case. But adding to the mystery, they wouldn`t say why.
And get this: the coroner who will ultimately decide what killed Anna Nicole revealed today Dr. Kapoor is the only person who`s refused to talk to him during his investigation.
All right. With me tonight from New York, investigative journalist Jane Velez-Mitchell. She`s also the author of the soon-to-be - be-released book, "Secrets Can Be Murder." There it is right there.
Jane, good to see you.
JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL, INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST: Good to see you, Brooke.
ANDERSON: All right. This gets even more mysterious as - you know, if we thought it could get crazier.
But what could Dr. Kapoor possibly be hiding here?
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Well, he insists, and his attorney insists, he has done everything by the book. But his relationship with Anna Nicole Smith was unconventional to say the very least.
I have never personally gone dancing or cavorting or partying with any doctor who has ever treated me. I think I speak for the vast majority of Americans. And yet there are images of him partying it up with Anna Nicole Smith. Problem number one.
ANDERSON: Pictures - pictures of him kissing her, carrying on a - carrying on.
Now this isn`t common with a doctor who`s prescribing medication to someone who`s pregnant, is it?
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Especially something as serious as methadone. Methadone is a very serious drug. Doctors say it`s generally used to treat heroin addiction and severe pain.
The big question: did Anna Nicole Smith have a legitimate medical reason for getting methadone, which was prescribed via an alias by the way, especially during her pregnancy? Or was it that she was using it recreationally?
And let`s not forget that her son, Daniel, who died with seven drugs in his system - one of them was methadone. Nobody knows how he got that methadone, but he was in the hospital room with Anna Nicole Smith.
ANDERSON: You`re right about that.
And Jane, we reached out to Dr. Kapoor today. And I want to read you what his attorney told us in a statement on his behalf: "Dr. Kapoor has been appropriately cautious about protecting the confidentiality of Anna Nicole Smith`s medical treatment. It`s apparent that such caution is justified when the Broward County medical examiner makes public statements about a supposedly confidential investigation."
All right. A little bit of lashing out there against Dr. Perper (ph).
Do you buy it, Jane? The patient-confidentiality thing? I mean, they do need to figure this thing out.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Well, I personally don`t buy that, because I`ve interviewed Dr. Perper and he`s extremely professional. And he says a lot, but he doesn`t reveal anything that he`s not supposed to reveal.
A perfect example: he is not revealing the final results of his autopsy for two more weeks, to give him more chance to study new evidence that has just come in on the Anna Nicole Smith case.
ANDERSON: Yes, and speaking of that, he wants to take a look at Anna Nicole`s computer.
You know, today we learned - CNN learned that police who are investigating the death revealed that they`re seeking additional information in the case. They might need a court order to obtain that additional information.
But yes, Dr. Perper wants to take a look at the computer. Now what can you possibly find on that computer that he needs, and could these two things be related?
VELEZ-MITCHELL: They absolutely could be related.
You know, Brooke, the key to understanding any of these tragic cases is looking deep down, finding the toxic secrets, and then examining them for their significance to the key players. The treasure trove of secrets is invariably the diary and the personal computer.
The diary is where you go to reveal all the thoughts you can`t say to anybody else. Anna Nicole Smith undoubtedly would have written about the death of her son, her feelings about that, who she felt was responsible. Maybe she blames someone else, but maybe she blamed herself. Maybe she expressed suicidal thoughts. We don`t know.
As for the personal computer, that`s where you go to do the investigations and to check out things you don`t want anybody else to know that you`re checking out, which is why so often in crimes we find porn that pops up on the computer. So was she sending e-mails to anyone of significance?
The other big issue, of course: paternity. Did she say anything in these diaries or in the computer that would reveal the real father? We don`t know.
What about her relationship with Howard K. Stern? Were they fighting, or were they amicable? All of this could come out. This could be the bombshell that reveals all the stuff we`ve been waiting for.
ANDERSON: In terms of the nature of her death. Maybe not necessarily the cause of her death by Dr. Perper.
But I - I want to ask you this: during the court hearing, in the battle over who would get to bury Anna Nicole, there was testimony that Anna Nicole told the son of the owner of the house where she was staying in the Bahamas that if anything ever happened her, make sure that computer, the diaries, those sorts of things are protected. The police have collected those items.
Jane, do you think they`re going to find what they`re looking for, and that it could finally resolve what we`re - we`re talking about here, the investigation into her death?
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Well, I hope so.
These are the fundamental question that seem to mesmerizing the entire world: why did she die?; why did Daniel die; who is the real father of little Dannielynn? And I think if it`s going to be anywhere, it`s going to be in her private diary.
ANDERSON: Still, more questions than answers at this point.
All right. Jane Velez-Mitchell, as always, thank you so much.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Thank you, Brooke.
ANDERSON: And we`ve been asking you to vote on our SHOWBIZ TONIGHT "Question of the Day." It is this: "Anna Nicole Smith`s Death: Do you think foul play was involved?"
The vote so far is split exactly down the middle: 50 percent of you say "yes"; 50 percent "no."
Here are some of the e-mails we received:
Connie from Florida says, "There was foul play in Anna`s death. I believe that Howard knows more than he is telling."
And Sheneice from Texas thinks, "There was no foul play in Anna`s death. Howard is a good man. Everybody just wants to think the negative."
Keep voting, cnn.com/showbiztonight. And send us an e-mail, showbiztonight@cnn.com.
When it`s over, it`s really over. Or is it the time Hollywood falls in love again? Hmm. There`s a tune in there, right? The lessons stars have learned from Hollywood heartache, and making it work.
We`ll also have this:
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TOM O`NEIL, "IN TOUCH" WEEKLY: Alec Baldwin`s divorce and custody battle were so nasty and so expensive -- $1 million he spent fighting that case - it overshadowed his career.
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ANDERSON: Their careers went kaput. They disappeared. So what happened? What deal with the devil did they make to come back on top as king? That`s coming up.
And we`ve heard of women jumping through hoops. But jumping to make a hoop? "That`s Ridiculous!," and that`s coming up. Stay with us.
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ANDERSON: Thank you, Charles (ph).
Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, TV`s most provocative entertainment news show. I`m Brooke Anderson in Hollywood.
Time now for the "Video of the Day." Take a look at this. These cheerleaders are proving they can do more than just shout cheers. Uh huh. The Orlando Magic cheerleaders got out there last night in Chicago and started dunking trampolines. It made us send the men on the staff scurrying for details on this troop - hours, hours of painstaking research they did.
Well, they`re called the "dunking dancers." This is the third season that they`ve done this. And they play the Houston Rockets on Sunday. You can already hear the studio crew snickering with dirty thoughts with that one.
We`ve heard of jumping through hoops. But jumping on trampolines to make a hoop? Oy, well that is our "Video of the Day."
No trampolines needed for celebrities who need to jump-start their careers. Get ready for a Hollywood secret SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is about to reveal. In Hollywood, it takes strength, endurance and probably one good role to make it back into the Hollywood royalty scene after your career has gone kaput.
But add a good comeback story to that equation, and there`s your next Hollywood king.
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ANDERSON (voice-over): Alec Baldwin, Eddie Murphy, Patrick Dempsey and John Stamos. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you these four talented actors have one thing in common: their careers at one time hit a bump in the road.
For Alec Baldwin, that bump became a roadblock when his marriage to Kim Basinger came to a dramatic and very ugly end.
O`NEIL: Alec Baldwin`s divorce and custody battle were so nasty and so expensive -- $1 million he spent fighting that case - it overshadowed his career.
ANDERSON: But in Hollywood, all it takes is a role in a hit TV show.
BALDWIN: I`m the new vice president of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming.
ANDERSON: Like "30 Rock." Two major awards for that role and a supporting role in this year`s biggest Oscar hit, "The Departed."
BALDWIN: You`d miss a lot less if you made your informants available to us.
ANDERSON: To make Alec a comeback king.
O`NEIL: Alec Baldwin was able to make a career comeback because he took a gamble on accepting supporting roles in movies like "The Departed," and nasty roles like - like that hilarious boss in "30 Rock." Earlier in his career, he would never have done that.
EDDIE MURPHY, COMEDIAN: It`s a whole new day, Marty. And a brand new Jimmy.
ANDERSON: And then there`s Eddie Murphy, and his Oscar-nominated role in "Dreamgirls."
O`NEIL: Eddie Murphy was once the biggest star in the world.
ANDERSON: Eddie Murphy wore the Hollywood crown as far back as 1988 in the hit movie "Coming to America."
MURPHY: Anything I say you do?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes, your highness.
MURPHY: Bark like a dog.
ANDERSON: In the 80s, nothing could stop Eddie. From comedian to movie star, his laugh-out-loud performances got him two Golden Globe nominations for "Beverly Hills Cop" and "Trading Places."
But then suddenly, it seemed his career went "poof."
O`NEIL: A studio executive said, `Look, he`s overpaid. His movies underperform. And nobody likes him.`
ANDERSON: It took 10 years, some not-so-successful movies, and eventually a divorce for his comeback to come full circle. Starting with grabbing the role of James "Thunder" Early in "Dreamgirls."
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O`NEIL: Eddie Murphy has managed to come back as a cool cat because he accepted a supporting role as a drug-addicted showbiz failure in "Dreamgirls."
ANDERSON: Those pipes won him the best supporting actor Golden Globe.
MURPHY: Thank you all.
ANDERSON: .and his first Oscar nomination. That`s got comeback king written all over it.
PATRICK DEMPSEY, ACTOR: Come on, have a drink.
ANDERSON: And SHOWBIZ TONIGHT has another king for you: Patrick Dempsey, aka "Grey`s Anatomy"`s Dr. McDreamy. There`s nothing like a hit medical drama to put the heartbeat back into not one, but two careers.
First up..
DEMPSEY: Do you love her?
ANDERSON: Ah, McDreamy. To think he started his career 20 years ago playing a nerd..
DEMPSEY: Wouldn`t you like to be popular?
ANDERSON: ..in "Can`t Buy Me Love." But then - well, it seems Patrick just disappeared.
Fast forward to March 2005, when he joined SHOWBIZ TONIGHT as "Grey`s" hits the airwaves and No. 1 in the ratings.
DEMPSEY: Yes, it will - the relationship will continue on.
O`NEIL: Now he`s a superstar 20 years later as Dr. McDreamy. That is the perfect Hollywood fable, and the perfect payoff for endurance and faith in yourself.
ANDERSON: "Full House" brought us Uncle Jesse, played by heartthrob John Stamos, who also makes it into the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT comeback king hall of fame.
When "Full House" closed its doors and the series ended in 1995, Stamos seemed to slip out of Hollywood`s grasp. Then his Hollywood marriage to Rebecca Romijn came to an end.
But now.
JOHN STAMOS, ACTOR: I just spent a month in the ICU. I can do it in my sleep.
ANDERSON: .overnight, our comeback king John Stamos brought a suffering "ER" back to life.
O`NEIL: John Stamos not only resuscitated his career with "ER," he saved this show that had been a long-running hit that was now in its dying days. See how it feels, people?
ANDERSON: So as SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s picks all prove, who doesn`t love a comeback king?
O`NEIL: America loves a comeback, because we`ve all had great successes followed by dark days. We want to believe that we can come back, too. And if our TV heroes and our film heroes can do it, it makes me feel great.
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ANDERSON: Now that SHOWBIZ TONIGHT has crowned these men as kings, we are looking for our next comeback king story. The SHOWBIZ TONIGHT staff put it to a vote, and we`re rooting for: Ian Ziering.
The former "90210" star is back and ready to shake his groove thing on the upcoming season of "Dancing With the Stars." Good luck with that, Ian.
OK, now, making it work in Hollywood and beyond, SHOWIBZ TONIGHT`s continuing coverage of stars who make their relationships work in Hollywood.
Tonight, we`re talking about stars surviving heartache and starting over. From Julia Robert to Jennifer Lopez to Nicole Kidman, what have they learned from their love flops?
With us in Hollywood is host of TV Guide`s "The Fashion Team," Daphne Brogdon.
Hey, Daphne.
DAPHNE BROGDON, "THE FASHION TEAM": Hello.
ANDERSON: Hello.
I want to start with Nicole Kidman. Married to Tom Cruise for 10 years. As soon as they broke up, she won an Oscar. And now she`s married to country singer Keith Urban. He`s had his own struggles, has gone to rehab.
OK, you`ve got Keith Urban, you`ve got Tom Cruise. Two very different people there, Daphne. Is that one reason why it`s working this time?
BROGDON: Well, I think it`s also good that it`s not, like, the relationship is one after the other. She did some fun little dating there between Lenny Kravitz and Stephen Bing (ph) and a real pantheon.
And I was a firm believer in, you know, it`s - it`s good to mess around before you settle down.
And also, you know, she`s not a Scientologist. So she doesn`t mind therapy and so forth. So if Keith Urban - he`s, you know, battling an addiction problem. And she`s fine with standing by him as long as he`s still standing by her, looking fabulous next to her on the red carpet. And - and they`re both Australians. I think that works.
ANDERSON: Yes, and it seems like they both - like you say, really do support one another, no matter what.
I want move - move now to Julia Roberts, who has had a lot of heartbreaks over the years, including her split with Benjamin Bratt. You see him right here.
Julia got over that. She`s now been happily married for four and a half years to cameraman Danny Moder. I love this picture of these two. They`re about to have their third child.
What lessons do you think she learned that now she`s making it work?
BROGDON: Well, she definitely learned, don`t date an actor. I mean, my God, who wants to fight for the mirror time? And he`s (INAUDIBLE)
I mean, she`s such a big-time star, most actors are going to be eating their headshots in jealousy at the attention she`s going to get. A cameraman is perfect for somebody like her: knows how to handle the talent, but by the very definition of his job he`s behind the camera. So it`s just, like, hey honey, you`re fine.
And they`ve kind of got a little more of a laidback, Venice lifestyle. You know, just, like, get dressed up for an event, but otherwise, they`re cazh (ph).
ANDERSON: Yes, and it seems like she`s kind of stepped away from the spotlight a little bit to - to take care of those kids that they have together.
And now there`s Jennifer Lopez. October 2003: Jennifer and Ben Affleck were Hollywood` favorite couple, Daphne. They were very public. We all know how that one ended.
But now she`s been married to Marc Anthony for two and a half years. Seems very happy. She`s also somebody who`s had a lot of broken relationships.
What is it about this guy, Marc Anthony, that`s making it work?
BROGDON: I think it`s more they`re the same food group, you know? I mean, they - they have the same sort of, you know - you know, cultural backgrounds and interests.
I mean, you know, Ben Affleck - you know, he`s, like, such an uber- WASP, you know? So Jennifer Garner`s perfect for him, you know? And also, he`s a really political guy. I mean, the only thing, you know, JLo`s going to go to the streets for is to get a new hairdo.
And I think, you know, Marc Anthony is fine with her life. `Hey, you can be diva girl, while I just stand - just next to you, just happy to be here.` That`s their vibe.
ANDERSON: What about Jessica Simpson, Nick Lachey? You know, their marriage ended very publicly. But now they`re both in new relationships: Jessica with John Mayer; of course, Nick with Vanessa Minnillo.
What have both of these learned from their romance that are helping them to make their new relationships work?
BROGDON: Well, I think with Jessica, she`s being a little more on the down low. But I think that`s more John Mayer, who seems like he doesn`t want to be seen as, like, Nick Lachey holding the handbag for Jessica Simpson while they`re out shopping.
But Nick is actually still pretty public with - with his girlfriend. I mean, and who knows? If there was a reality TV show offer for him who knows if they wouldn`t jump on it? I mean, that`s what made their career in the first place.
ANDERSON: Oh, but I hope not. Keep - keep it as private as you can.
OK, Daphne Brogdon, host of TV Guide`s "The Fashion Team," as always, thanks. It was a lot of fun.
We told you a few minutes ago about the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT comeback kings. Well, coming up, Robert Downey Jr. - he`s another comeback king. You know, he`s had a lot of public ups and downs, but he`s bounced back and he`s come a long way. And we`re going to tell you why his latest role, in the thriller "Zodiac," is a sign of why he`s also a SHOWBIZ TONIGHT staff pick.
SHOWBIZ TONIGHT for a Friday night, to get your weekend started off right, is coming right back. Stay with us.
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ANDERSON: And welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, TV`s most provocative entertainment news show.
As we head into the weekend, fire up the TV, grab a book or go on the Internet, because the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT staff is all fired up. Here are our top things the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT staff is loving this week.
Our fabulous intern Samantha (ph) just can`t stop telling us how much she loves the new hit Fox game show, "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" Samantha says she loves it because it is a game in which, actually, everybody can play along, but that she wishes some of the contestants were a bit smarter. Now that`s an understatement.
We`re also loving the History Channel these days. From the just- premiered "The Dark Ages," to the series rerun of "The History of Sex," the History Channel`s name itself would make you think it`s a big snooze. But we have to say, their shows are more compelling than most of what`s on primetime.
The SHOWBIZ TONIGHT staff is also loving the "Grammy 2007 Nominees CD." It has all the Grammy-nominated songs of 2007 in one place. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT producer Mara Wilcox (ph) makes a good point when she says, "Who needs a boyfriend to make you a mix when you can just order this one online?"
We`re also loving Robert Downey Jr.`s continuing comeback from his addiction problems of the past. Downey is gripping in the new movie "Zodiac." So pick up a - pick up the DVD, "The Guide to Recognizing Your (INAUDIBLE)" as well.
And then there`s the blog "Post Secret." People anonymously send in their secrets, which can be a regret, hope, fantasy, confession - just about anything. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT production assistant Britney Kaplan (ph) says she spends a lot of time on this site. So much so that our boss, Dave Levine (ph), here sent an anonymous post that read, "Britney, Daddy Dave knows what you`re doing. Now get back to work."
Check out the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT staff picks anytime on our Web site, CNN.com/showbiztonight. And Britney`s here with me in the studio; I think she just bright red on that one.
OK, now it is time to see what`s coming up on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT this weekend.
The remarkable Anna Nicole Smith saga. With more twists and turns than a Hollywood movie, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT says, `Why don`t we make it?` Who should play Anna, Howard, Larry - and what about that wacky Judge Seidlin? SHOWBIZ TONIGHT casts "Anna Nicole: The Movie."
Then on Monday, Roseanne Barr unplugged. You know, she`s never one to hold back with her in-your-face humor. She`s always been one of the funniest moms in America. Monday, what`s her motherly take on the tabloid tarts: Paris, Lindsay, Britney. Roseanne Barr in the interview you`ll see only on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
Have a great night, everyone. That is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I am Brooke Anderson in Hollywood.
"GLENN BECK" is coming up next, right after the latest headlines from CNN Headline News. Take care.
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